| Field trips are unique learning opportunities for Calhoun students - see why here! |
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| In the Spring of 1990 I took a bunch of Calhoun students out west for a grand adventure. We visited places that I hadn't seen in 15 years - the Grand Canyon, Rocky Mountain National Park, Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona. That trip was such a wonderful experience for us all that I have continued to offer similar trips each year ever since. |
 More Photos - 2001 !!
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| The principal trip that I offer now is a Spring Break Rafting Trip to magnificent Big Bend National Park in western Texas. |
| Why just go to Florida like everybody else? Come with us to Santa Elena Canyon on the US-Mexican Border for three days of rafting and camping along the Rio Grande River - a national wild and scenic river - and visit the small Mexican village of Boquillas while we are there. |
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| Come back with some really great stories and tell everybody that you earned 2 semester hours of biology credit as well! All they did was get sunburned on the beach - pretty lame! |
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BIO 286 - Desert Ecology
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Contact Me for more Info:
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This is the course that you will sign up for in the Spring Schedule to get 2 semester hours of credit.
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Schedule of Events
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| March 24, 2001 |
Leave from Decatur campus at 6:00 AM |
| March 25, 2001 |
Arrive Big Bend National Park about 2:00 PM, Group Campsite "D" |
| March 26, 2001 |
Load rafts from Desert Sports in Lajitas, TX, and get on the river |
| March 27, 2001 |
Float to Santa Elena - arrive about noon - continue to campsite at Fern Canyon Beach on the Mexican side. |
| March 28, 2001 |
Complete raft trip about noon - return to group campsite for shower, supper, and fun in Boquillas, Mexico. |
| March 29, 2001 |
Explore Big Bend - hike nature trails, fossil bone exhibit, Dagger Flats to view Yuccas. Begin return trip to Decatur. |
| March 30, 2001 |
Driving home - arrive late evening of 30th or early morning of March 31, 2001. |
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Expenses
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| Tuition - |
$56.00 - 2 semester hours |
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$250.00 - covers group expenses - gas, raft rental, entrance fees, camping fees, etc. |
| Personal Costs - |
$200.00 - feed yourself, buy souvenirs, have a good time with this money - bring more if you want, but this probably the minimum. |
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$506.00 - Not a bad price for a trip to Mexico AND 2 hours of credit! |
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Catch a sunset like this one off the Sierra del Carmen cliffs in Mexico. Our campsite is directly behind the camera in this view! |
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